Conspicuously absent: a number of major Bay Area players like The Vapor Room, Berkeley Patients Group, and Medithrive — three Bay Area dispensaries who have closed their storefronts or are under threat of closure due to U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag.

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OganiCann's Platinum Bubba Kush entry in the SF High Times Medical Cannabis Cup

The schedule includes panels on Edibles, Dabs, Cultivation, Activism, Legal and the like.

On Sunday night, Richard Lee, the founder of Oaksterdam and funder of Prop. 19, will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Lee’s been an activist since he opened a hemp store called “Legal Marijuana” in Texas in the 1990s, and he once sat on a jury to find a woman not guilty for smuggling pot, as a Fully Informed Jury protest. He has not been charged following the April 2 raids in Oaksterdam, but still could be.

Tickets are $80 at the door for 2-day passes, which seems incredibly steep. However, they’re $65 in advance online, and CalNORML members can get 10% off. Folks can join CalNORML by attending the “High Tea” party on Friday afternoon in Oakland, where Mark Haskell Smith will read from his new book “Heart of Dankness.”

The High Times entry fee comes with nighttime entertainment from the legendary Del The Funky Homosapien. Worth it? You tell us.

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